Marseille scored in the beginning of each halves to safe a spot within the French Cup quarter-finals with a scrappy and infrequently heated 3-0 house win over Rennes on Tuesday.
After a turbulent week that noticed them exit the Champions League and give up a two-goal lead towards Paris FC in Ligue 1, Marseille settled their nerves nearly instantly. Within the second minute, Rennes midfielder Quentin Merlin hesitated inside his personal penalty space and was dispossessed by Timothy Weah, who fed Amine Gouiri. The striker completed from shut vary regardless of a less-than-clean strike.
The opening half was affected by errors and fouls, with little high quality from both aspect. Nonetheless, Marseille struck once more nearly immediately after the restart, needing simply 31 seconds to double their benefit.
Breaking shortly from midfield, Gouiri launched Mason Greenwood down an unguarded inside-right channel. The English ahead drove into the field and calmly positioned his end into the far nook. New Rennes signing Jeremy Jacquet, caught out of place, may solely react in frustration on the defensive lapse.
Rennes failed to regulate, and Marseille exploited the identical house late on. Within the 82nd minute, Greenwood once more discovered himself free on the correct and squared the ball for substitute Pierre-Emeric Aubameyang to faucet house and seal the outcome.
The victory sends Marseille into the final eight as they proceed their pursuit of a primary French Cup triumph since 1989.
Elsewhere within the competitors, giant-killers Paris FC, who knocked out holders Paris Saint-Germain, journey to Lorient on Wednesday, whereas high-flying Lens face Troyes.
